It has the effect of clearing heat and removing toxins (removing heat and toxicity from the body), dissolving blood stasis and inducing diuresis, and can be used clinically to treat furuncle (a sore that occurs on the limbs or face, with a small shape and deep roots, as hard as nails), sore throats, and injuries from falls and injuries. It belongs to the category of heat-clearing herbs, and its heat-clearing and detoxifying effect enables it to treat heat-poisoned carbuncles and poisonous snake bites; its stasis-dispersing and hemostasis-relieving (clearing away stasis and stopping bleeding) effect enables it to have a therapeutic effect on bruises, blood stasis, swelling and pain; and its cool taste can cool the blood to stop hemorrhage (cooling blood and moisturizing blood and preventing hemorrhage), and therefore it also has a soothing effect on vomiting of blood heat and epistaxis, etc. In addition, its diuretic and decongestive effect is also helpful in alleviating swelling. In addition, its diuretic and swelling-reducing effects allow it to relieve symptoms such as dysuria and ascites. It should be noted that it is not recommended for people with blood deficiency and should be taken with caution by pregnant women. It is important to consult a professional Chinese medicine practitioner before taking the medicine.